Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26


 feces or urine without getting up, and ln getting up he rang bell, and so at, tractcd the notice of the attendant. The constituents determined were: In the food and feces, dry matter, ash, and nitro gen, and in the urine, dry matter, ash, nitrogen, and urea."
 This may seem to be quite unnecessary to some persons. Not so. Experimen. tation to reach practical results must be critical. Once obtained, the farmers ca apply them practically in the saving of manure with view to reach economy in the application. And since the liquid portions are the most valuable, particu lar pains should be taken to save all such, that no part may be lost.
 Ration for Milk.
 We all want COW to do her best. What is her best? Is it to consume nearly $1 worth, or even $l worth of food a day to secure au increase ofa few ounces of butter? No. Should we not consider her as doing her best when she is fed economically enough to enable her to hold her own and give most profit to her owner2 But cows differ in so mary ways that no universal ration can be re. commended, not even one proportioned to the live weight. When upon grass or good hay they may vary the amount of what they eat according to the demands of the system, but as it is we'll known that while for deer or wild COW the varied herbage of the hillside may be a perfect ration, for COW bred for 1000 years to more milk and butter than any natural COW gives to her calf the ration of grass alone is not sufficient 10 supply all the wants of a COW giving large quantity of rich milk. It should be supplemented by grain and phosphetic salts.
 After giving the subject considerable thought, says writer on agricultural topics: have come to think that 1-2 per cent of cows live weight may al- ways be safely given to a healthy COW, provided one-third of it be bran. We need bran for the phosphates Thus a 1000 pound COW would receive daily ten pounds of rich grain feed (say equal parts corn-meal, ground oats, and pea meaD and five pounds of bran. She would eat less grain, but would proba- ply produce greater value in quantity of butter, enough to pay for the additional feed, and more too. It is certain that in testing COWS to show their value as economical milk and butter producers we do not want to force them or to train them to eat more than they can perfectly digest.
 The enormous tests made by some Jersey breeders have done injury to the breeds by unsettling tue faith of some breeders in tests, and causing other people to feel that phenomenal tests were the only ones to strive for. Hence, as they will not take the risk of high feeding of their COWS, they make no tests at all. The "grass-only' tests have, however, been numerous, and some of them excellent. The most satisfactory tests have been made with grass and q have indicated.
 Household Hints.
 It may not generally be known that if the saucepan in which milk is to be boiled be first moistened with water, it will prevent the milk from burning.
 For cleaning brasses belonging to ma- hogany furniture, use either powdered whiting or scraped rottenstone mixed with sweet oil, and rub on with a | chamois skin.
 Cement for china class, etc.: Dissolve half an ounce gum acacia in a wineglass of boiling water, add plaster of paris to form thick paste; apply with brush to the parts to be united.
 To prevent polished steel from rusting after cleaning and when not in use, take a cloth with very little sweet oil on it, and wipe the articles over so slightly, but evenly, to oil the surface.
 Vinegar is better than ice for keeping fish. By putting a little vinegar on the fish it will keep perfectly we'll even in very hot weather. Fish is often i'm. proved in flavor under this treatment. Recipes.
 cCoRNED BEEF.-Put it into cold water to cook, and keep it well covered till very tender. Let it cool in the liquor, unless 1t is to be eaten hot. Take out the bones, and press in q mould or on { plate.
 PLAIN TEA CAKE. Three teacupfuls of dry powdered sugar, one cup of but ter, one cup sour milk, three pints o1 flour, three beaten eggs. half a teaspoon full of soda, flavor to the taste. Rol thin and bake in 8 quick oven. CoMPoTE OF FILLED APPLES Test some fine apples, take out the cores with out breaking them, bake them in { strong syrup, when done dress them il preserve stand or dish, and fill up the place of the core with any preserve, cook the syrup until it becomes a jelly, let i cool in dish, and turn it out by setting the bottom of the plate in boiling water then turn the jelly upon the apples and serve them cold.
 LENTIL SoUP--Wash the lentils and cook them until soft, adding an onion cut in small pieces, some celery and | clove of oarlic When tho Ientils ar,